The 50 top female singer-songwriters

Barbra Streisand is one of the most successful entertainers of all time. The Brooklyn-born pop and jazz singer, actress and film director has sold 140 million albums worldwide and won eight Grammys – in addition to picking up two Academy Awards and a Tony Award. She is one of four people – alongside Frank Sinatra, Cher and Shirley Jones – to have won an Oscar and had a number one single in the US.